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Eb Major Pentatonic Scale (Guitar) + Jam Session 111h

The Scale of the Day is Eb major pentatonic for the guitar:

Chords for Jam Session 111h:   Bb Ab Eb



Jam Session Notes:  Check out the original show notes here.

Jam Session Serving Suggestions:  For stringed instruments, like guitar and bass, try having some open strings (un-fretted notes) that are a part of the key you're using.  For example, if you are playing in Eb, tune your strings a half-step down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb).  If you are playing in D, try dropped-D tuning (D A D G B E), full-step down tuning (D G C F A D), or open-D tuning (D A D F# A D).  If you are jamming in G, standard tuning is cool, and so is open-G (D G D G B D).  You'll find some neat chord voicings that incorporate open strings.




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NEW! Jam Session 209o + Ab Minor Pentatonic Scale (Half-Step Down Guitar)

The Scale of the Day is Ab minor pentatonic for a guitar tuning a half-step down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb):

Chords for Jam Session 209o:  Abm (x3) E Eb



Jam Session Notes

Jon's Guitar is in standard tuning.

     Ab5 (play for three measures)              E5       Eb5

E  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
B  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
G  |---------------------|--------------------|-9--------8----------|
D  |-6-------------------|--------------------|-9--------8----------|
A  |-6-------------------|--------------------|-7--------6----------|
E  |-4-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

Ryan's Guitar is in half-step down tuning.

     
     Abm (play for three measures)              E        Eb

Eb |---------------------|--------------------|-1--------0----------|
Bb |---------------------|--------------------|-1--------0----------|
Gb |-5----7^p5-----------|--------------------|-2--------1----------|
Db |-7----------7--------|--------------------|-3--------2----------|
Ab |-0-------------------|--------------------|-3--------2----------|
Eb |---------------------|--------------------|-1--------0----------|

Jam Session Serving Suggestions:  Try out new sounds by collecting single-effect pedals and amplifiers and/or installing software plugins and/or using a multi-effects pedal.



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NEW! Jam Session 203n + Open D Tuning (Guitar)

The Tuning of the Day is Open D for guitar:

Chords for Jam Session 203n:  D C



Jam Session Notes: Jon's guitar in standard tuning; Ryan's in open D (D A D F# A D).

Jon's Guitar

     D (two measures)      C (two measures)

E  |-5-------------------|-3------------------|---------------------|
B  |-7-------------------|-5------------------|---------------------|
G  |-7-------------------|-5------------------|---------------------|
D  |-7-------------------|-5------------------|---------------------|
A  |-5-------------------|-3------------------|---------------------|
E  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

Ryan's Guitar - Open D

     D (two measures)      C (two measures)

D  |-0-------------------|-10-----------------|---------------------|

A  |-0-------------------|-10-----------------|---------------------|

F# |-0-------------------|-10-----------------|---------------------|
D  |-0-------------------|-10-----------------|---------------------|
A  |-0-------------------|-10-----------------|---------------------|
D  |-0-------------------|-10-----------------|---------------------|

Jam Session Serving Suggestions:

When you are taking a break from jamming, instead of leaning your guitar (or bass) against an amplifier (or the wall), use a guitar stand.  It's safer for your instrument.



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NEW! Jam Session 202o + Open G Tuning (Guitar)

The Tuning of the Day is Open G for guitar:

Chords for Jam Session 202o:  G Bb C Db D; D Db C Bb G



Jam Session Notes:  Jon's guitar in Dropped-D Tuning with a capo at the 5th fret; Ryan's guitar in Open G Tuning.

Jon's Guitar - 1. Numbers relative to capo on fifth fret; 2. Numbers relative to nut

1.   G5  Bb5  C5  Db5 D5   for three bars, then D5   Db5  C5   Bb5
A  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
E  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
C  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
G  |-0-0-3-0--5-0--6--7--|--------------------|-7----6----5----3----|
D  |-0-0-3-0--5-0--6--7--|--------------------|-7----6----5----3----|
G  |-0-0-3-0--5-0--6--7--|--------------------|-7----6----5----3----|

OR

2.   G5  Bb5 C5   Db5 D5   for three bars, then D5   Db5  C5   Bb5
E  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
B  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
G  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D  |-5-5-8-5-10-5-11--12-|--------------------|-12---11---10---8----|
A  |-5-5-8-5-10-5-11--12-|--------------------|-12---11---10---8----|
D  |-5-5-8-5-10-5-11--12-|--------------------|-12---11---10---8----|

Ryan's Guitar - Open G Tuning

     G   Bb   C   Db5 D5   for three bars, then D5   Db5  C5   Bb5
D  |-0---3----5----------|--------------------|---------------------|
B  |-0---3----5----------|--------------------|---------------------|
G  |-0-0-3-0--5-0--6--7--|--------------------|-7----6----5----3----|
D  |-0-0-3-0--5-0--6--7--|--------------------|-7----6----5----3----|
G  |-0-0-3-0--5-0--6--7--|--------------------|-7----6----5----3----|
D  |-0---3----5----------|--------------------|---------------------|

Jam Session Serving Suggestions:

Inexpensive guitar accessories like capos and slides can be effective ways to tweak your tone and songwriting/jamming perspective.



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Ab Mixolydian Mode (Jam Session 109l with Guitar, Bass, and Drums)

For the most part, Jam Session 109l relies on the Ab Mixolydian mode and the Ab blues scale.

The guitar is tuned (low to high): Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb, so finger positions are relative to A. In other words, on an Eb-tuned guitar, Ab Mixolydian will be played like A Mixolydian.

The bass, in standard E A D G tuning, plays holds down the rhythm with various grooves, while the guitar makes some noise.

     Ab

G  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A  |-6-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
E  |----------4----------|--------------------|---------------------|

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G#m Chord (Jam Session 109k with Guitar, Bass, and Drums)

Chords for Jam Session 109k:  G#m B F# C#

The guitar is tuned a half-step down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) in the recording, so the open A minor chord would work on an Eb-tuned guitar for this jam session:

On an Eb-tuned guitar, the open chords Am C G D would work.

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Ab Ionian Mode (Jam Session 109j with Guitar, Bass, and Drums)

Chords for Jam Session 109j:  Ab Fm Db Dbm

For this 15-minute jam, the guitar is tuned a half-step down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) in the recording, so the diagram for the A Ionian (fifth fret) would work on an Eb-tuned guitar:

On an Eb-tuned guitar, the chord voicings would look eerily the same as A F#m D Dm.

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Ab Blues Scale (Jam Session 109i with Guitar, Bass, and Drums)

Chords for Jam Session 109i:  Ab x 4; Db x 2; Ab x 2; Eb; Db; Ab; Ab-Db7-D7-E7 turnaround = 12-bar blues

The guitar is tuned a half-step down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) in the recording, so the guitarist treated the jam session like the blues in A:

     Ab5   Ab6             Ab5   Ab6            Ab5   Ab6

eb |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Bb |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Gb |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Db |-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-----|--------------------|---------------------|
Ab |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|--------------------|---------------------|
Eb |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

     Ab5   Ab6             Db5   Db6            Db5   Db6  

eb |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Bb |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Gb |---------------------|-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4----|---------------------|
Db |---------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|---------------------|
Ab |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Eb |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

     Ab5   Ab6             Ab5   Ab6            Eb5   Eb6

eb |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Bb |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Gb |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Db |-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-----|--------------------|---------------------|
Ab |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|--------------------|-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-----|
Eb |---------------------|--------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|

     Db5   Db6             Ab5   Ab6            Ab5   Db7   D7   Eb7

eb |---------------------|--------------------|-------2-----3----4--|
Bb |---------------------|--------------------|-------1-----2----3--|
Gb |---------------------|--------------------|-2-----2-----3----4--|
Db |---------------------|--------------------|-2-------------------|
Ab |---------------------|--------------------|-0-------------------|
Eb |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

The bass is tuned in standard tuning (E A D G), so the bass player treated the jam (fingering-wise) like it was in Ab - which it was.

Be sure to play with that swing feel!

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Ab Chord (Jam Session 109h with Guitar, Bass, and Drums)

Chords for Jam Session 109h:  Ab Eb Db

The guitar is tuned (low to high): Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb, so playing an open A chord

would be playing an open Ab chord.

     Ab5 Ab6 Ab7 Ab6       Eb5 Eb6 Eb7 Eb6     (Db5 Db6 Db7 Db6 x2)

eb |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Bb |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Gb |---------------------|--------------------|-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-----|
Db |-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-----|--------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
Ab |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2----|---------------------|
Eb |---------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|---------------------|

The bass was recorded in standard tuning (low to high): E A D G

     Ab5 Ab6 Ab7 Ab6       Eb5 Eb6 Eb7 Eb6     (Db5 Db6 Db7 Db6 x2)

G  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A  |---------------------|-6------------------|-4-------------------|
E  |-4-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

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G Major in F with Capo or Full-Step Down Tuning

If you don't know how to read guitar tab (as computer text), this section of a Wikipedia article may help.

Yesterday's last chord, capo'd at the eighth fret:

     F
c |--5--|
G |--2--|
Eb|--2--|
Bb|--2--|
F |--4--|
C |--5--|

Today, we'll play something valid either while capo'd at the 10th fret or with no capo but tuned down to (from low to high) D G C F A D:

    F
d |-3-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A |-0-------------|---------------|---------------|------------0--|
F |-0-------------|---------------|------------0--|---0-2--0-2----|
C |-0-------------|-----0----0-2--|-0-2-4--2-4----|-4-------------|
G |-2-0-2--0-2-3--|-2-3----3------|---------------|---------------|
D |-3-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

                                           F        Bb     F
d |---------------|-----0----0-2--|-0-2-3--3------|-3------3------|
A |---0-1--0-1-3--|-1-3----3------|--------3------|-5------3------|
F |-2-------------|---------------|--------0------|-5------4------|
C |---------------|---------------|--------0------|-5------5------|
G |---------------|---------------|--------2------|-3------5------|
D |---------------|---------------|--------3------|(3)-----3------|

B Groove in Bb, Half-Step Down Tuning, 6/8

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We're back to the same (from low to high) Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb from last week's set of lessons. We're just going to get you started with a B-flat groove, which is usually B in standard tuning. Then take this little thread and make it a song (or at least a freeform jam), if you so choose. Tomorrow, we're probably going to try something else. This one is more or less in 6/8 time:

     Bbsus4
eb|------------0-----0--|------------0-----0--|
Bb|------------0--0--0--|------------0--0--0--|
Gb|---4--------4--4--4--|---4--------4--4--4--|
Db|---4--4--4--4--4--4--|---4--4--4--4--4--4--|
Ab|-0h2--2--2--2--2--2--|-0h2--2--2--2--2--2--|
Eb|---------------------|---------------------|

    F7add4                Eb
eb|------------0-----0--|------------0-----0--|
Bb|------------0--0--0--|------------0--0--0--|
Gb|------------3--3--3--|------------1--1--1--|
Db|---4--4--4--4--4--4--|---2--2--2--2--2--2--|
Ab|---4--4--4--4--4--4--|-0h2--2--2--2--2--2--|
Eb|-0h2--2--2--2--2--2--|-0----0--0--0--0--0--|

E Riff in Eb, Bass Variation

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We'll embellish yesterday's bassline with slides. We'll even let the first guitar copy this modified bass line. We modified the second guitar to play Wednesday's bass guitar part (open Low Eb) while playing the octave lead. In any case, you can see that there are myriad possibilities even in the constraints of rather generic chord progressions:

     Eb5   Gb Db Eb5 Adim Ab5
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|-----------5-----------7--|
Eb|--0--0-/3-----0--0-/6-----|

Gtr. 2
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--9--9-/12\11-16-16/15\14-|
Db|--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--|
Ab|--7--7-/10\9--14-14/13\12-|
Eb|--0--0--------0--0--------|

Bass
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|-----------5-----------7--|
Eb|--0--0-/3-----0--0-/6-----|

E Riff in Eb, Guitar 2 Variation

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We'll have the Low Eb drone for the second guitar, and modify the last bit. We'll also have the bass play throughout the measure:

     Eb5   Gb Db Eb5 Adim Ab5
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--------5--5--------7--7--|
Eb|--0--0--3--2--0--0--6--5--|

Gtr. 2
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--9--9-/12\11-16-16/15\14-|
Db|--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--|
Ab|--7--7-/10\9--14-14/13\12-|
Eb|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|

Bass
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|-----------------------2--|
Ab|-----------5--------1-----|
Eb|--0--0--3-----0--0--------|

E Riff in Eb, Guitar 1 Variation

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The focus here is the variation in the rhythm guitar part. We've also (re-)added lower bass notes for the second guitar to fill as an interesting fill in the blank when the bass isn't playing:

     Eb5   Gb Db Eb5 Adim Ab5
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--------5--5--------7--7--|
Eb|--0--0--3--2--0--0--6--5--|

Gtr. 2
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--9--9-/12\11-9--9-/15\14-|
Db|--X--X--X---X-X--X---X--X-|
Ab|--7--7-/10\-9-7--7-/13\12-|
Eb|--------0--10-------0--0--|

Bass
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--0--0--------0--0--------|

E Riff in Eb, Bass

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We're slightly modifying the second guitar part, to add more breathing room to the bass guitar part we've added. Notice that the bass only plays the open Eb (for now) notes at "1-and" as well as "3-and." We'll propose various modifications and variations to the parts in the near future:

     Eb5   Gb Db Eb5   A5 Ab5
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------3--2--|
Db|--2--2--0--0--2--2--3--2--|
Ab|--2--2--2--X--2--2--1--0--|
Eb|--0--0--3--2--0--0--------|

Gtr. 2
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--9--9-/12\11-9--9-/15\14-|
Db|--X--X--X---X-X--X---X--X-|
Ab|--7--7-/10\-9-7--7-/13\12-|
Eb|--------------------------|

Bass
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--0--0--------0--0--------|

E Riff in Eb, Second Guitar

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We're adding a second guitar part to yesterday's heavy-sounding riff:

     Eb5   Gb Db Eb5   A5 Ab5
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------3--2--|
Db|--2--2--0--0--2--2--3--2--|
Ab|--2--2--2--X--2--2--1--0--|
Eb|--0--0--3--2--0--0--------|

Just imagine a lot of fuzz and wah for the lead guitar:

     Eb5   Gb Db Ebm   A5 Ab5
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--9--9-/12\11-12-12/15\14-|
Db|--X--X--X---X--X--X--X--X-|
Ab|--7--7-/10\-9-10-10/13\12-|
Eb|--0--0-----10--0--0-----0-|

E Riff in Eb

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Using yesterday's Eb tuning, we'll use typically-E open chords and voicings to play in Eb. If you compare the same riff in E and in Eb, you'll notice that the lower tuning may seem "darker" and possibly easier to play, due to looser strings:

     Eb5   Gb Db Eb5   A5 Ab5
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------3--2--|
Db|--2--2--0--0--2--2--3--2--|
Ab|--2--2--2--X--2--2--1--0--|
Eb|--0--0--3--2--0--0--------|